WORCESTERSHIRE’S district and county councils could be merged under plans for a major shake-up of local government.

Amy Dowden will make her Strictly Come Dancing return on the Live UK Tour 2025 after a foot injury forced her out of the 2024 edition of the ...

Downing Street has said devolution plans aim to give more powers to local leaders amid fears that scrapping district councils could deprive people of local representation. A redesign of local ...

Dystopian series Silo has been renewed for a third and fourth season, Apple TV+ has announced. Based on the novels from US writer Hugh Howey, it tells the story of the last 10,000 people on earth who ...

Passed in late 2023, the Online Safety Act is the UK’s first major legislation to regulate social media, search engine, messaging, gaming, dating, pornography and file-sharing platforms. At its core, ...

Simon Harris was speaking after Israel announced it would be closing its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of ‘crossing every red line’.

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a female over the age of 13 and indecent exposure.

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under ...

No 10 has acknowledged there is a team dealing with the future of EU-UK relations, amid media reports which claim it will row back on the ...

A student accused of the murder of physical trainer Amie Gray on Bournemouth beach told police that he was not responsible and he would not “attack someone for no reason”, a court has heard.

Sky News breached Ofcom impartiality rules over an interview with MSP Douglas Ross after he resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, the regulator said. The interview saw Mr Ross tell ...

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has agreed to a series of legally-binding commitments to gain government clearance for the deal.